Foldable chair canopy



April 14, 1942. F. DEAK I FOLDABLE CHAIR CANOPY Filed April 20,1939

INVENTOR wk Bea W RNEY.

/)i5 ATTO Patented Apr. 14, 1942 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE, I

' 2,279,749 1 FOLDABLE CHAIR CANOPY Frank Deak, New York, N. Y.

Application April 20, 1939, Serial No. 268,907

2 Claims.

This invention relates to foldable chairs and lounges of novel construction, and has for its main object to provide, in one single unit, a device of the said character which will be easily opened into a desired position or folded into a fiat shape confined into a comparatively small space.

My present invention is an improvement on my invention of a Collapsible easy chair, for which a patent application has been filed on March 28, 1939, Ser. No. 264,548.

In my said co-pending application, a collapsible easy chair and lounge has been described and claimed which is composed of three main units, adapted to be secured together or separated from one another, each being adapted to be further collapsed and folded separately and all of them finally being adapted to be placed into a bag. While the device described in my said co-pending application has many important and useful objects and advantages, the present invention is an improvement thereover in many respects.

In the present improved form of my invention, the collapsible or foldable easy chair or lounge, generally of the same construction and of similar uses as has been described in said co-pending application, is formed of one single unit, the parts of which are always secured together and, while it cannot be collapsed into as small a space as the device of said co-pending application, so as to be put into a bag, it may be folded in an easier, simpler and quicker manner, one part thereof being folded over the other, into a flat plate-like formation, and it may similarly be opened up into any of its desired positions.

The present improvement also eliminates a great number of hinges and pivots which were necessary in the earlier device, particularly for the transverse folding of its parts and also elimi-- nates several devices which were used to releasably secure its parts to'one another.

Other advantages and objects of this invention will be apparent as the specification of the same proceeds.

In the drawing, accompanying this specification and being a part thereof:

Fig. l is a side elevation of my invention in its assembled form set to be used as a lounge;

Fig. 2 is a plan View thereof in the position illustrated in Fig. 1, and I Fig. 3 is a side elevation of my device in its folded position.

Fig. 4 is a sectional detail showing cup shaped receiving elements secured on the rear of the seat of my novel chair, and

Fig. 5 is a fragmentary plan view of a detail showing a pivoted connection between the outer end of a back rest and the inner end of a sun shade used on my device.

Referring now to the drawing more in detail by characters of reference, my assembled device is generally indicated by the numeral 20 and is composed of three parts.

The said three main portions of the device are: the central or chair proper portion generally indicated by the numeral 2|, a front leg and foot rest portion generally indicated by the numeral 22, and the rear back support and sun shade portion generally indicated by the numeral 23.

Taking the three portions, one after the other,

and describing each in detail, the central chair proper portion 2| has a seat frame 24 composed of a right hand member 25, and a left hand mem-' between the respective side members 25 and 26, and the legs 29 and 30 so that said legs may bev set into their operative positions around their respective pivots (not shown) and secured therein by the braces 32 or said brace members caused to be released and collapsed and the legs 29 and 39 folded up along the inner sides inside of the frame members 25 and 26 as will be understood, and as indicated by the arrows 33 in Fig. 1 and by the dot and dash line showing of said legs in Fig. 2.

Two pivoted arms 34 and 35 are secured on each of the side frame members 25 and 26 as indicated at 34a and. 35a, respectively, and an arm rest 36 is secured pivotedly to the upper ends of each pair of arms 34 and 35, as indicated at 34b and 35b, so that said arms 34 and 35,will serve as pivoted link members to permit the raising of said arms and said rest 36 into their operative position, as indicated in Fig 1. The arms or links 34 and 35 may also be turned downwardly, in the direction of arrows 34c and 35c, alongside of the respective side frame members 25 and 26, the arm rests proper 36 in this case being folded alongside of the. mentioned side frame members '25 and 26, and over the folded support arms 34 and 35, into an inoperative position as indicated in the folded view of Fig. 3.

- Means areprovided for releasably securing the arm rest structure of 34, 35 and 36 in its raised position.-

As shown in Fig. 1, at the rear end of each of the respective side frame members 25 and 26 is secured an upstanding plate 31 and the respective rear arms 35 will move in a plane in front of said plate 31. A pin 38 projects from the top portion of the plate and said arm 35 carries a swinging hook device 39, a slot of which will be caused to engage said pin 38 when it is desired to secure the arm 35 in its upstanding position, thereby securing therespective arm rest in itsraised position. When it is desired to fold the arm rests alongside the frame members 25 and 26, the hooks 39 will be freed from the pins 38 by swinging I sired position as it is well known in this art.

them upwardly.

Th second, front, foot rest portion 22 ofmy device is formed of an upper rectangular frame (Figs. 1, 2, and 3) generally indicated by the numeral 42 and composed of the two side 'me'mbers 43 and 44, a front member 45 and member 45. 1 Two foldable legs '41 are provided at the front of the footrest structure 22 pivoted as at, 48, being adapted to be set; in the position shown in Fig. 1 or to be set inwardly inclined, having been rotated around the pivots 4 8 as indicated by the arrow 49 to a certain degree inwhich case the foot rest frame 22 will take upa forwardly and downwardly inclined position resting; on the roundwith its forward end. 1 I c A hinge device-50 f obvious construction-and operation connects the foot rest frame 22 to the vthe rear seatrest frame 24 and permits such a downward inclination of said foot rest frame.

Finally, if desired legs 41 may be entirely folded; within the frame22 alongside its side members 43 and 44, respectively, and the whole frame 22 may be folded on its pivots 50 underneath and alongside the frame '24 as indicated in Fig. 3. 1

The third or rear section of my device is the back rest and sun shade structure 23 and its construction is as follows:

The back rest proper thereof has two-side frame members 5| interconnected by an upper rigidly secured cross member 52 which in the embodiment shown is of a triangular shape incross section having a rear edge 52aandan upper edge 52b,- the lower end53 of each-side member 5|. is

cated by the numerals 51a and BI a, (Figs. 2 and 5), their upper edges by 5lb and Gib; and their meeting edges by the numeral 62a.

A pivoted frame or sun shade proper generally indicated by the numeral 63, i secured to the upper ends of the side members 6|, said frame having two side members 64, a front cross member 65, and a rear cross member 66. Resiliently yielding pivots 61 are arranged between the inner end .of the sun shade framev proper 63. and the upper ends of the members" 6|, the construction of such yielding pivots having a tendency of retaining the sun shade frame proper 63 in any de- The use and operation of my device will be obvious from the herein description thereof, but I desire to ofier the following remarks to further explain the same;

Normally, my foldable easy chair is assembled and used as a lounge, shown in Figs. 1 and 2.

3 When it .is desired to use my device as an easy chair, it will be set up as follows:

I The members 5| will be lifted upwardly on their pivots54 asindicated by the arrow 5m and, similarly the members 51 will be rocked upwardly on their pivots 51a as indicated by the arrow 510 until their lower ends 5112 will be set into the sockets '58.

Theback rest members 5| are now in a somewhat rearwardly inclined position, set up to the rear of the seat section proper 2|, forming a back for the same, as will be understood. The members 6| of the sun shade section will be arranged in a somewhat forwardly inclined position with relation to the back rest members 5| and secured in such position throughthe useof the mentioned plates 59. For this purpose, screw pins 68 are provided atthe lower ends of the members 6|, riding in the arcuate slots 69 of the plates 59. Wing nuts 10 are provided to secure the parts in their desired relative positions.

Similarly, the sunshade frame proper 63 will either be kept in the relative position. shown in Fig. 1, or set into any desired position, by turncutoff at an inclination to form a narrow terminating edge for the same, and pivot devices 54 are secured between :said lower ends 53: and the'side members 25 and 26.-of the seatstructure proper.

An inner pivoted-member 51 is also secured on each member 5|, pivoted as at 5'ia,.and;.sockets 58 are secured at appropriate places at the rear upper end of the seat proper section 2|,--: said sockets being adapted to receive the'lowerends 51b of the respective inner member 51, when the members 5 l are swung upwardly (arrow 51a) on their pivots 54, and said; inner members 51 also are swung somewhatupwardly (arrow 510-) until their lower ends 5112 are placed into the .sockets 58. In the embodiment shown, the sockets v58 are formed by an appropriate bending of a strip of metal, having inwa theends5'lbthereon. V M

Twoadjustingand securing plates 59 are arranged at the upperv ends of the respective mem-.

bers 5| to aid in adjusting the position of the sun shade portion of my device generally indicated by the numeral 60. -Said-sun shade portion isalso formed with two side members 6 the lower ends of which are hingedly secured on the respective.

upper ends, of the back, rest members5l, as indicated at :62, the opposite ;faces.of,the hingedly secured ends of the members 5i and BI are indird bottom flanges 1 58a to rest.

ing the same around its secured pivots 61.

The foot rest section.22 will be set into its position with legsfi'isomewhatturned backwards (arrow 49), and frame 22 inclined downward on pivots 50 (arrow;22(4) as will be understood.

In case I want to use my device as a plain arm chair with a back and a sunshade, it will be set into about the position'described for the easy chair, but the front foot rest section 22 will be entirely turned underneath the seat frame 24.

When it is desired to fold'and store or transport my device, it may be done in the following manner: I

The link supports'35 ;of the arm rest 36 will be unhooked from the plates-31 and the arm rest folded downwardly into the plane on the seat fram 24 and alongside and on the outside of the side members 25 and 25 as indicated by the arrows 34c and 350, and also in the position of the partsin Fig. 3.

The braces 32 will be released as will be obvious and has been described in my said co-pending application, Ser. No. 264,548, and then legs 2-9 and 30 will be folded inwardly into said frame, as indicated by the arrows 33.

Preferably, previous to that, the sun frame proper 63 will be folded into the, plane s of the membersBl asindicated by ,thearrow 63a.

yielding but frictionally The reupon the back rest support members 51; .will be folded into the plane of the back rest side members it as indicated by the arrow'57c, and the whole sun shade proper 60 will be folded downwardly on its pivot 62 to the rear and alongside of the back rest members 5| as indicated by the arrow 60a.

Now, the whole folded back rest and sun shade portion will be folded over the seat proper section 2|, as indicated by the arrow 5la, the respective parts finally taking up the position shown in Fig. 3.

It will be seen that my novel foldable easy chair and lounge may be set into any of its desired positions and uses in an easy and quick manner and, it may be folded into the position shown in Fig. 3 in a similarly quick easy manner;

in said latter position it being generally in the' form of a flat article, substantially of the length and width of the seat frame 24.

The main advantage of the present embodiment of my invention over the one described and claimed in my said co-pending application, Ser. No. 264,548 is that in this embodiment, all the parts are permanently secured to one another and still they may easily be folded into said small simple and fiat form shown in Fig. 3 and as easily opened into any desired position and use.

The numerals 83, 84 and 82 indicate supporting straps and fabric covers for the back rest and sun shade proper, which of course, are also employed for the seat and the foot rest (not shown), as will be obvious.

What I claim as new, is:

1. In a foldable chair, having a back rest, a sun shade formed of two sections, a lower section pivotedly secured at the top of the back rest and adapted to be placed in various positions from being forwardly inclined over said back rest to being folded rearwardly entirely under and along said back rest, an upper section for said sun shade adapted to be placed into various positions with respect to said lower section from being substantially co-planar therewith to being turned forwardly to various inclined positions and finally being entirely folded substantially over and along said lower section, means to secure said lower section in any of its positions, and means between said upper and said lower sections yieldingly and automatically securing said two sections together in any of their said relative positions.

2. In a foldable chair, having a bast rest, a sun shade formed of two sections, a lower section pivotedly secured at the top of the back rest and adapted to be placed in various positionsv from being forwardly inclined over said back rest to being folded rearwardly entirely under and along said back rest, an upper section for said sun shade adapted to be placed into various positions with respect to said lower section from being substantially co-planar therewith to being turned forwardly to various inclined positions and finally being entirely folded substantially over and along said lower section, means to secure said lower section in any of its positions, and means between said upper and said lower sections yieldingly and automatically securing said twosections together in any of their said relative positions, said means to secure said lower section on said back rest in any of its positions, comprising a plate at the upper end of said back rest, a slot in said plate extending to the greater portion of a circle, a bolt on said lower section adapted to travel in said slot, and a releasable lock nut at the end of said bolt engaging said plate.

FRANK DEAK. 

